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Finding parent subtree of a field in a Lua post dissector

asked 2021-02-25 23:39:45 +0000

ranjeetsih gravatar image

updated 2021-02-26 07:23:48 +0000

I want to write a plugin to add description to VSA's in pfcp message.

Now I want to add a new filed under every VSA in the packet as depicted in picture linked. link text

I think it will require finding parent subtree root of a Filed.

Can I achieve this in a lua post dissector plugin?

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answered 2021-02-26 07:55:10 +0000

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As far as I know, post dissectors are used to add information only after the tree (below it). I am not aware of a way of modifying an existing dissector with a post dissector. check these answer for a more detailed explanation: link text

I could see how it could be useful to traverse the tree and add of change tree items. Maybe we should suggest an enhancement request.

for your case, I will suggest to handle it within the dissector itself and not in a separate post dissector. You may want to write/get a LUA dissector of that protocol, replacing the original one, so you can add your extra fields more easily. In such a dissector, you can simply add the field after the VSA and add extra analysis.

Hope I have helped.

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Could not find a way to find parent pointer. But i was able to add pfcp vsa dissectors using following

mypfcpvsa_protocol = Proto("mypfcpvsa",  "mypfcpvsa Dissector")

local pfcp_enterprise_ies_dissector_table = DissectorTable.get("pfcp.enterprise_ies")
pfcp_enterprise_ies_dissector_table:add(<myenterpriseidvalue>, mypfcpvsa_protocol )

function mypfcpvsa_protocol .dissector(buffer, pinfo, tree)
--dissector code
end
ranjeetsih gravatar imageranjeetsih ( 2021-03-02 14:25:30 +0000 )edit

In your example, you added mypfcpvsa_protocol to as a sub dissector of pfcp. I am not sure that is what you wanted to do. If the pfcp dissector has a call to a protocol with the parameter <myenterpriseidvalue> then it will call your mypfcpvsa_protocol dissector.

Read further: link text

TalH gravatar imageTalH ( 2021-03-03 09:05:45 +0000 )edit

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